Ladies&#39; slips



June 11, 1963 B. HERMAN 3,093,138

LADIES SLIPS Filed Nov. 25. 1960 I V EN TOR.

ATTOP/VFV United States Patent 3,093,138 LADIES SLIPS Bernard Herman, East Meadow, N.Y., assignor to Stardust, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Nov. 23, 1960, Ser. No. 71,334 2 Claims. (Cl. 128-454) This invention relates to a ladys slip.

The garment of this invention comprises a form-fitting slip which appears custom made and which further covers a wide range of sizes. In a preferred form thereof it dispenses with shoulder straps and nevertheless may be suspended neatly and effectively upon the wearer. Notwithstanding the exceptional form-fitting characteristics of the slip, it may easily be passed over the shoulders when it is put on or taken off.

I have succeeded in producing a slip of unusually form-fitting qualities by treating the brassiere section, the diaphragm section, and the waist section separately, although they are also interconnected. Specifically, I form the brassiere section, limited diaphragm sections, and a limited upper waist section, of 100% stretch lace material. However, none of these sections are unduly extensive as otherwise the garment tends to become formless and control is lost. Nevertheless the sections are interconnected so as to avoid binding and also to permit the slip to be passed over the shoulders while still being form-fitting. I have found that the above identified sections should be arranged in circumferentially staggered relationship even though they occupy successive vertical areas. In other words, the brassiere section is, of course, at the upper front. The limited diaphragm sections are arranged to be at the sides of the garment while the lowermost limited waist section is at the back. Accordingly these sections are not disposed directly in a vertical line with each other, thus avoiding too great an expanse of stretch material which would interfere with the control functions of the garment.

The invention will be further understood from the following description and drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective front view illustrating the slip as worn;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged, upper fragmentary, front elevation view of the slip;

FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 but showing the back of the slip; and

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 but showing a side of the slip.

The skirt portion is substantially conventional. The bodice portion 11 comprises the brassiere section 12 which consists of two cups 13 and 14. These cups are of 100% stretch limp lace material. By 100% stretch I mean that the material stretches substantially equally and considerably in every direction. The well-known Helanca stretch lace or fabric may be used for this purpose. As is well understood, cups 13 and 14 are formed from upper and lower sections each having a convex edge which are sewn together to form intermediate curved seams across the cup. This conventional practice results in the formation of the cup. The cups are sewn to the diaphragm section 15 along their bottom, convex edges, such edges being sewn to the complementary concave upper edges of the diaphragm section 15.

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Diaphragm section 15 is a portion of the bodice section Referring to FIGURE 3, there is shown a back waist section 16 which is also of the above mentioned stretch lace material. Waist section 16 is wholly disposed at the back waist portion of the slip at the top of the skirt 10, and is limited to the back portion of the slip, extending completely across it. Above waist section 16 is disposed back panel 16a.

The third important element of the slip are the limited, side diaphragm sections 17 and 18 which are also of the above stretch lace material. Limited diaphragm sections 17 and 18 are wholly disposed substantially at the respective sides of the garment. They each comprise substantially vertical pieces with central laterally extending portions 19 and 20, said projections extending in a direction toward each other as illustrated in FIG- URE 2.

The importance of the foregoing disposition of the slip elements is as follows:

Waist section 16, is, as has been stated above, disposed at the back waist portion of the slip and is lowermost of the three principal elements. It is laterally elongated across such back waist portion. Limited diaphragm sections 17 and 18 are essentially higher vertically than the waist section 16 although they are not directly above the waist section. If they were, they would blend therewith to produce too great a vertically continuous expanse of stretch material which would interfere with the proper control functions of the garment. On the contrary, sections 17 and 18 are incircumferentially staggered relationship with waist section 16 even through they occupy respectively successive vertical areas. The same is true of the cups 13 and 14 comprising the brassiere section 12. Thus, as noted in FIGURE 4, cup 14 of brassiere section 12 is even further to the right while at a higher vertical level than either sections 16 or 17, being essentially disposed at the upper front of the slip. While it is true that there are some portions of the three basic sections at common horizontal levels, their principal expanses are at substantially different vertical levels as will be obvious from FIGURE 4. In respect to the limited diaphragm sections 17 and 18, their principal expanses are formed by the laterally extending projections 19 and 20.

It *will be found that a slip constructed according to the above description retains excellent control of the various portions of the bodice without becoming formless such as would result from undue large areas of stretch material. Thus, the sections are so arranged as to treat successive vertical areas without creating a formless and ineffective garment. By observing the above details of construction, the slip is found to have unusually formiitting qualities such as were formerly found only in expensive, custom made slips.

There has been shown what is now considered a preferred embodiment of the invention but it is obvious that changes and omissions may be made without departing from its spirit.

What is claimed is:

l. A slip comprising a brassiere section, two limited diaphragm sections, and a limited waist section, all of said sections being of stretch fabric, said brassiere section being disposed at the upper front of the slip, each of said diaphragm sections being wholly disposed at the respective sides of the slip, and said waist section being laterally elongated and wholly disposed at the back waist portion of the slip and completely across said back waist portion, all of said sections being interconnected with the brassiere section, each limited diaphragm section, and said Waist section being arranged in substantially circumferentally staggered relationship while their principal expanses are at substantially different vertical levels, whereby the upper portion of the slip has circumferentially arranged stretch portions around 360 degrees which are not aligned.

2. A slip according to claim 1 and wherein each diaphragm section comprises a substantially vertical section with a central laterally extending projection, both of said projections extending inwardly in a direction toward each other.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Gaines Feb. 13, Gordon Aug. 26, Novy Aug. 24, Manson Sept. 23, Roodner Mar. 13, Myron May 22, Cousins Feb. 2,

FOREIGN PATENTS Canada Oct. 23, 

1. A SLIP COMPRISING A BRASSIER SECTION, TWO LIMITED DIAPHRAGM SECTIONS, AND A LIMITED WAIST SECTION, ALL OF SAID SECTIONS BEING OF STRETCH FABRIC, SAID BRASSIRE SECTION BEING DISPOSED AT THE UPPER FRONT OF THE SLIP, EACH OF SAID DIAPHRAGM SECTIONS BEING WHOLLY DISPOSED AT THE RESPECTIVE SIDES OF THE SLIP, AND SAID WAIST SECTION; BEING LATERALLY ELONGATED AND WHOLLY DISPOSED AT THE BACK WAIST PORTION OF THE SLIP AND COMPLETELY ACROSS SAID BACK WAIST PORTION, ALL OF SAID SECTIONS BEING INTERCONNECTED WITH THE BRASSIER SECTION, EACH LIMITED DIAPHRAGM SECTION, AND SAID WAIST SECTION BEING ARRANGED IN SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCUMFERENTALLY STAGGERED RELATIONSHIP WHILE THEIR PRINCIPAL EXPANSES ARE AT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT VERTICAL LEVELS, WHEREBY THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SLIP HAS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED STRETCH PORTIONS AROUND 360* WHICH ARE NOT ALIGNED. 